Guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal

for Alameda County, Contra Costa County, and the City of Palo Alto

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Batteries - Household - Single-Use

This item is hazardous and requires proper disposal.

Find more information on our Battery Fact Sheet.

Clyde accepts this item, but don't put it in your bins.

Household batteries can be recycled curbside. Place only single-use AA, AAA, C, D and 9V batteries in a clear, sealed, quart-size Ziploc plastic bag and placed next to your recycling cart.

Concord accepts this item, but don't put it in your bins.

Customers must call 925-682-9113 to arrange for a battery pick-up. Please place batteries in a plastic bag or closed container with a label that says, “Batteries” and place it next to your brown garbage cart. Only household batteries. Please, no automobile batteries.

- Recycle
Republic Services Recycling Service Center (Fremont Residents)

42600 Boyce Rd., Fremont • (510) 657-3500

Free Drop-off
- Recycle
Shoreway Environmental Center (SEC)

333 Shoreway Road, San Carlos • (650) 802-8355

Public Recycling Center

Free Drop-off
- Recycle
Sports Basement (Redwood City)

202 Walnut St, Redwood City • 650-421-7440

No lithium batteries

Free Drop-off
- Recycle
Home Depot

1781 E. Bayshore Rd, East Palo Alto • (650) 462-6800

Accepts rechargeable batteries only. Mustbe powertool batteries.Alkaline batteries are not accepted in this program.

Free Drop-off
- Recycle
City of Palo Alto Household Hazardous Waste Station Program

2501 Embarcadero Way, Palo Alto • (650) 496-5910

Only 15 gallons or 125 pounds of hazardous waste per visit. Must be a Palo Alto resident, proof of residency is required.

Free Drop-off
- Recycle
SMaRT Station

301 Carl Rd, Sunnyvale • (408) 752-8530

Please note that the SMaRT Station serves Mountain View and Sunnyvale residents only.

Free Drop-off
- Recycle
Safety Kleen Systems (Rohnert Park)

5750 Commerce Blvd, Rohnert Park • (707) 584-0415

Pick-up for a Fee
- Recycle
Sports Basement (Sunnyvale)

1177 Kern Ave, Sunnyvale • (408) 598-4240

No lithium batteries

Free Drop-off
- Recycle
Lowe's

811 E. Arques Ave, Sunnyvale • (408) 470-1680

Free Drop-off
- Recycle
Safety Kleen Systems (Sacramento)

6000 88th Street, Sacramento • (916) 386-4999

Pick-up for a Fee
- Recycle
Crete Crush

12584 White Rock Road, Rancho Cordova • 9166088000

Free Drop-off
- Recycle
ERI Direct

7815 N. Palm Ave, Fresno • 1-800 -374-3473

Large volumes. OneDrum Call2Recycle battery recycling partner. OneDrum is a new proprietary turnkey solution that allows you to place and transport large volumes of consumer single-use AND rechargeable batteries in one drum without sorting by chemistry and without individually bagging or taping the battery terminals.

Pick-up for a Fee
- Recycle
KBI (Kinsbursky Brothers Intl)

125 E Commercial St, Anaheim • 800-548-8797

Commercial quantity

Pick-up for a Fee